Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is included in the "UI GreenMetric" sustainable development rating for the first time

In 2021, the Yanka Kupala State State University approved the "Strategy of Advanced Development" for 2021-2025 and forward-looking until 2030, which identified five main directions of the university's development. One of the strategic directions is compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals, within the framework of which the University participated for the first time in the international rating "UI GreenMetric 2021" and took the 750th place.

The "UI GreenMetric 2021" rating evaluated the principles of environmental friendliness and sustainable development of higher education institutions from 74 countries, including countries of Europe, Asia, America, the Middle East, Oceania and Africa. The first place in the ranking was taken by Wageningen University and a Research Center in the Netherlands. The Republic of Belarus is represented in the ranking by Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (750th place) and the International Sakharov Environmental Institute of Belarusian State University (782nd place).

The UI GreenMetric rating is an annual international ranking of universities that assesses the efforts of participants in the field of reducing environmental impact, as well as the compliance of education and research with sustainable development goals.